Holiday Bliss

It almost seems like exciting things all wait to happen within one week so by the time I think about putting them up here there are like 600 big/different things to say!

Holidays were now a week and a half ago. It was so much fun to explore the Lake District. My closest friend at Rydal and I had four days off to travel around. We bought an Explorer Ticket (a bit pricey as the Lakes is the most expensive area of England for things like public transport), made a packed lunches, and saw a different part every day, returning at night. I almost felt like Dora the Explorer haha.

Within these four days we went to Carlisle, Ullswater, Kendal and Coniston:

Carlisle



- Carlisle Castle totally made up for the whole this-castle-used-to-be-and-still-is-a-prison experience in Lancaster. It was actually really picturesque and cute! From the outside walls, you could see much of Carlisle - it is quite a nice city. It is very close to the Scottish border and exciting to think that Scotland is so close!



- The Love Carlisle initiative was something that we stumbled across in the centre of town. Loud music combined with carboard boxes in a contained area. It was so random! Eventually we found out that it was an exhibition-type-thing called We Built This City. It was awesome! Carboard boxes, marked out streets, kids and adults alike building houses, towers and hide-and-seek-worthy spots. I know I've only just turned 18 but it reminded me of how fun it is to do random stuff like that. Build a tall tower and create a whole city using boxes and your imagination. Ahhh. haha.





Ullswater
Ullswater is one of the most beautiful lakes in the Lake District. There wasn't all that much to do there - just lie in the sun (oh did I mention that it was quite sunny on my holiday apart from one day? Yep - we even got a little sunburnt hehe) and relax. A good day!



Conistion
Coniston was an interesting experience. Ending with the fact that we missed the last ferry across the Lake and hence the last bus back to Ambleside. Was not too happy at this stage but finally got home eventually.

Something that made my day in Coniston was seeing 'Wild Cat Island' - the supposed island from my one of my favourite childhood novels Swallows and Amazons. I can't explain how excited I was to actually see this island and see if it was similar to what I had imagined when I was little. Best.





Bye for now
xx